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How to find the Ural Owl in Serbia

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For two good reasons always remember to keep your distance from the nest: to avoid the disturbance of birds and abandonment of the nest, but also because this is an aggressive owl known to strike human intruders in the face.

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Flycatchers in the Cocoa

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Targeting a nest that is just approaching completion, the flycatchers persistently annoy the builders until they eventually abandon the nest. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the extremely common Great Kiskadee ! Dusky-capped Flycatcher. Another bird that can easily slip past unnoticed is the Boat-billed Flycatcher.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

10,000 Birds

Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc. It is too early to show.

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Raven vs. Osprey and Other Raptor Battles

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My attention was drawn upward by the elegant flying-knife form of an Osprey bearing a large fish. It flared its wings, and the Osprey flared to match but refused to abandon the fish. This is something to bear in mind when reading fables. I identified it, smiled at its luck, and moved on.

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The Wood-Warblers Are Back In New York City!

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Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as they rush to New York City’s abundant and amazing parks to see the show live and in technicolor. And, of course, the wood-warblers. Hooded Warbler.

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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

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While there are no exact numbers on how many animals are coming in from foreclosed homes (since many people don’t give an accurate reason), shelters have noted a dramatic increase in the number of homeless pets they take in, either from owners dropping them off, or from pets that are simply abandoned outdoors or in empty houses.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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Dunn starts in Alaska with the goal of seeing Rufous Hummingbird at the northern extreme of its migration (which he does with some effort and a few bear sightings) and ends in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, “the end of the world,” with the sighting of a Green-backed Firecrown feeding at a firetree in cold drizzly rain.